Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
Wages
New workers start around £21,609. Normal pay is £32,352 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £50,312.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 44,339 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Cleans, oils and greases machine and carries out minor repairs.
Drives and operates machinery to plough, fertilise, plant, cultivate or harvest crops.
Operates tractors, combine harvesters or other farm vehicles, attaches plough, cultivator or other implements and adjusts depth, speed and height to requirements.
Directs refilling of machine hopper and repeats operations as necessary.
Watches operation and removes any likely obstacle or obstructions.
Manipulates levers, pedals and switches to manoeuvre vehicle, regulate angle and height of blades, buckets and hammers and starts conveyor, suction or water spraying system.
Fixes any necessary extensions onto machine and loads machine with asphalt, concrete, bitumen, tar, stone chippings or any other required materials.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.